https://www.facebook.com/320416928066491/posts/3062038120571011/ When COVID19 started spreading in Kenya the government commanded all institutions to send residents to live somewhere as safe as possible in the community. Watu wa Maana Street Children’s Centre (where Grassroots sponsors children) sent all children where they could find a safe home to that home. This has been very difficult on those […]
Keeping the Sponsored Children in Tanzania fed
Grassroots Tanzania team have started the 3rd food parcel distribution to families of the 2500 sponsored children in and around Mbeya – all part of the plan to get these vulnerable families through the COVID19 crisis. The Tanzanian government is saying the crisis is over! Upper sixth and university students are expected to be back […]
What’s Up Doc? – a 2:6 Fundraiser!
From Mary Reeves, a Grassroots Fundraiser … take a read: Today, 26th April, would have been the day I ran 26 miles in London, so what was I going to do instead… I had an idea…. 26km. So, this morning did my usual marathon preparations, and set out about the London starting time … 26km […]
Chennai in Lock Down – Grassroots response to CoVID-19 advancing in India
Kevin, Deborah and the SKM church team have written to tell us how they are coping now that all of India is in lock down. Churches cannot meet and the children’s homework club where the Grassroots sponsored children come every day is closed. But the children and families still need the food that your sponsorship […]
Changes to Grassroots child sponsorship in Romania
We sent this email out today…. Every sponsored child in Romania is part of a family with great need. Many of the families’ main carers cannot work due to long term illness, with a high proportion suffering from cancer. So when the government, in response to the growing Coronavirus epidemic, ordered a lock down, BENITA […]
Thank you – Kenya as Coronoavirus advances
Coronavirus is increasing in Kenya. Grassroots has funded delivery of extra food and soap to all sponsored children in Theta, Kenya. Good Neighbours has delivered to each family before the tighter restrictions come into place. This is one of the Mums saying, “Thank you!” Click here to READ MORE… SEE MORE PHOTOS … and […]
Preparations for COVID-19 in Tanzania
The team in Tanzania have been working hard putting plans in place in Tanzania. Training has happening for how to treat people in the context of the growing threat of COVID-19. Food and soap parcels have been brought and started to be distributed. This is Doctor Frank. He has got supplies for a Grassroots clinic […]
Almost finished – Grassroots UK team in Tanzania 2019
We have almost finished our time in Tanzania. Interviews continue for another day. We started the week with 2500 needing to be done at the end of Friday we have 389 left to do. What a privilege it is to hear the stories of so many families. We have laughed and cried together. There are […]